2025:PHHC:077648 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6940-2025 Date of decision : 02.07.2025 Ramandeep Kaur and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Prashant Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the right of life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondents No.4 & 5 and other family members of petitioner No.1 from interfering in the married life of the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of respondents No.4 & 5 and have sought protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 & 5. Their marriage certificate and photographs evidencing their marriage is on record as Annexures P-5 and P-6. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners have filed representation dated 25.06.2025 (Annexure P-7) before respondent No.2 i.e. the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana. 3. Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3. 4. On asking of the Court, Mr. J.S. Arora, D.A.G., Punjab, notice on behalf of the respondents-State. POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.02 15:45 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2025:PHHC:077648 CRWP-6940-2025 -2- 5. Without entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent No.2-The Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to decide the representation dated 25.06.2025 (Annexure P-7) of the petitioners and grant them protection, if any threat to their life and liberty is perceived. It is clarified that this order shall not be taken to grant immunity to the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any, committed by them. This order would not be understood having expressed any opinion whatsoever by this Court on the validity of the marriage of the petitioners. 6. Disposed of. ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) 02.07.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.02 15:45 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document